【颁布单位】 国务院 【颁布日期】 19940624 【实施日期】 19940701 【章名】 第一章 总 则 第一条 为了确认公司的企业法人资格，规范公司登记行为，依据《
中华人民共和国公司法》(以下简称《公司法》)，制定本条例。 第二条 有限责任公司和股份有限公司(以下统称公司)设立、变更、
终止，应当依照本条例办理公司登记。 第三条 公司经公司登记机关依法核准登记，领取《企业法人营业执
照》，方取得企业法人资格。 自本条例施行之日起设立公司，未经公司登记机关核准登记的，不得
以公司名义从事经营活动。 第四条 工商行政管理机关是公司登记机关。 下级公司登记机关在上级公司登记机关的领导下开展公司登记工作。 公司登记机关依法履行职责，不受非法干预。 第五条 国家工商行政管理局主管全国的公司登记工作。 【章名】 第二章 登记管辖 第六条 国家工商行政管理局负责下列公司的登记： (一)国务院授权部门批准设立的股份有限公司； (二)国务院授权投资的公司； (三)国务院授权投资的机构或者部门单独投资或者共同投资设立的有
限责任公司； (四)外商投资的有限责任公司； (五)依照法律的规定或者按照国务院的规定，应当由国家工商行政管
理局登记的其他公司。 第七条 省、自治区、直辖市工商行政管理局负责本辖区内下列公司
的登记： (一)省、自治区、直辖市人民政府批准设立的股份有限公司； (二)省、自治区、直辖市人民政府授权投资的公司； (三)国务院授权投资的机构或者部门与其他出资人共同投资设立的有
限责任公司； (四)省、自治区、直辖市人民政府授权投资的机构或者部门单独或者
共同投资设立的有限责任公司； (五)国家工商行政管理局委托登记的公司。 第八条 市、县工商行政管理局负责本辖区内本条例第六条和第七条
所列公司以外的其他公司的登记，具体登记管辖由省、自治区、直辖市工
商行政管理局规定。 【章名】 第三章 登记事项 第九条 公司的登记事项包括：名称、住所、法定代表人、注册资本
、企业类型、经营范围、营业期限、有限责任公司股东或者股份有限公司
发起人的姓名或者名称。 第十条 公司的登记事项应当符合法律、行政法规的规定。不符合法
律、行政法规规定的，公司登记机关不予登记。 第十一条 公司名称应当符合国家有关规定。公司只能使用一个名称
。经公司登记机关核准登记的公司名称受法律保护。 第十二条 公司的住所是公司主要办事机构所在地。经公司登记机关
登记的公司的住所只能有一个。公司的住所应当在其公司登记机关辖区内
。 第十三条 公司的注册资本应当以人民币表示，法律、行政法规另有
规定的除外。 【章名】 第四章 设立登记 第十四条 设立公司应当申请名称预先核准。 法律、行政法规规定设立公司必须报经审批或者公司经营范围中有法
律、行政法规规定必须报经审批的项目的，应当在报送审批前办理公司名
称预先核准，并以公司登记机关核准的公司名称报送审批。 第十五条 设立有限责任公司，应当由全体股东指定的代表或者共同
委托的代理人向公司登记机关申请名称预先核准；设立股份有限公司，应
当由全体发起人指定的代表或者共同委托的代理人向公司登记机关申请名
称预先核准。 申请名称预先核准，应当提交下列文件： (一)有限责任公司的全体股东或者股份有限公司的全体发起人签署的
公司名称预先核准申请书； (二)股东或者发起人的法人资格证明或者自然人的身份证明； (三)公司登记机关要求提交的其他文件。 公司登记机关应当自收到前款所列文件之日起10日内作出核准或者驳
回的决定。公司登记机关决定核准的，应当发给《企业名称预先核准通知
书》。 第十六条 预先核准的公司名称保留期为6个月。预先核准的公司名称
在保留期内，不得用于从事经营活动，不得转让。 第十七条 设立有限责任公司，应当由全体股东指定的代表或者共同
委托的代理人向公司登记机关申请设立登记。设立国有独资公司，应当由
国家授权投资的机构或者国家授权的部门作为申请人，申请设立登记。法
律、行政法规规定设立有限责任公司必须报经审批的，应当自批准之日起
90日内向公司登记机关申请设立登记；逾期申请设立登记的，申请人应当
报审批机关确认原批准文件的效力或者另行报批。 申请设立有限责任公司，应当向公司登记机关提交下列文件： (一)公司董事长签署的设立登记申请书； (二)全体股东指定代表或者共同委托代理人的证明； (三)公司章程； (四)具有法定资格的验资机构出具的验资证明； (五)股东的法人资格证明或者自然人身份证明； (六)载明公司董事、监事、经理的姓名、住所的文件以及有关委派、
选举或者聘用的证明； (七)公司法定代表人任职文件和身份证明； (八)企业名称预先核准通知书； (九)公司住所证明。 法律、行政法规规定设立有限责任公司必须报经审批的，还应当提交
有关的批准文件。 第十八条 设立股份有限公司，董事会应当于创立大会结束后30日内
向公司登记机关申请设立登记。 申请设立股份有限公司，应当向公司登记机关提交下列文件： (一)公司董事长签署的设立登记申请书； (二)国务院授权部门或者省、自治区、直辖市人民政府的批准文件，
募集设立的股份有限公司还应当提交国务院证券管理部门的批准文件； (三)创立大会的会议记录； (四)公司章程； (五)筹办公司的财务审计报告； (六)具有法定资格的验资机构出具的验资证明； (七)发起人的法人资格证明或者自然人身份证明； (八)载明公司董事、监事、经理姓名、住所的文件以及有关委派、选
举或者聘用的证明； (九)公司法定代表人任职文件和身份证明； (十)企业名称预先核准通知书； (十一)公司住所证明。 第十九条 公司申请登记的经营范围中有法律、行政法规规定必须报
经审批的项目的，应当在申请登记前报经国家有关部门审批，并向公司登
记机关提交批准文件。 第二十条 公司章程有违反法律、行政法规的内容的，公司登记机关
有权要求公司作相应修改。 第二十一条 公司住所证明是指能够证明公司对其住所享有使用权的
文件。 第二十二条 经公司登记机关核准设立登记并发给《企业法人营业执
照》，公司即告成立。公司凭公司登记机关核发的《企业法人营业执照》
刻制印章，开立银行帐户，申请纳税登记。 【章名】 第五章 变更登记 第二十三条 公司变更登记事项，应当向原公司登记机关申请变更登
记。 未经核准变更登记，公司不得擅自改变登记事项。 第二十四条 公司申请变更登记，应当向公司登记机关提交下列文件
： (一)公司法定代表人签署的变更登记申请书； (二)依照《公司法》作出的变更决议或者决定； (三)公司登记机关要求提交的其他文件。 公司变更登记事项涉及修改公司章程的，应当提交修改后的公司章程
或者公司章程修正案。 第二十五条 公司变更名称的，应当自变更决议或者决定作出之日起
30日内申请变更登记。 第二十六条 公司变更住所的，应当在迁入新住所前申请变更登记，
并提交新住所使用证明。 公司变更住所跨公司登记机关辖区的，应当在迁入新住所前向迁入地
公司登记机关申请变更登记；迁入地公司登记机关受理的，由原公司登记
机关将公司登记档案移送迁入地公司登记机关。 第二十七条 公司变更法定代表人的，应当自变更决议或者决定作出
之日起30日内申请变更登记。 第二十八条 公司变更注册资本的，应当提交具有法定资格的验资机
构出具的验资证明。 公司增加注册资本的，应当自股款缴足之日起30日内申请变更登记。
股份有限公司增加注册资本的，应当提交国务院授权部门或者省、自治区
、直辖市人民政府的批准文件；以募集方式增加注册资本的，还应当提交
国务院证券管理部门的批准文件。 公司减少注册资本的，应当自减少注册资本决议或者决定作出之日起
90日后申请变更登记，并应当提交公司在报纸上登载公司减少注册资本公
告至少三次的有关证明和公司债务清偿或者债务担保情况的说明。 第二十九条 公司变更经营范围的，应当自变更决议或者决定作出之
日起30日内申请变更登记；变更经营范围涉及法律、行政法规规定必须报
经审批的项目的，应当自国家有关部门批准之日起30日内申请变更登记。 第三十条 公司变更类型的，应当按照拟变更的公司类型的设立条件
，在规定的期限内向公司登记机关申请变更登记，并提交有关文件。 第三十一条 有限责任公司变更股东的，应当自股东发生变动之日起
30日内申请变更登记，并应当提交新股东的法人资格证明或者自然人的身
份证明。 有限责任公司的股东或者股份有限公司的发起人改变姓名或者名称的
，应当自改变姓名或者名称之日起30日内申请变更登记。 第三十二条 公司章程修改未涉及登记事项的，公司应当将修改后的
公司章程或者公司章程修正案送原公司登记机关备案。 第三十三条 公司董事、监事、经理发生变动的，应当向原公司登记
机关备案。 第三十四条 因合并、分立而存续的公司，其登记事项发生变化的，
应当申请变更登记；因合并、分立而解散的公司，应当申请注销登记；因
合并、分立而新设立的公司，应当申请设立登记。 公司合并、分立的，应当自合并、分立决议或者决定作出之日起90日
后申请登记，提交合并协议和合并、分立决议或者决定以及公司在报纸上
登载公司合并、分立公告至少三次的证明和债务清偿或者债务担保情况的
说明。股份有限公司合并、分立的，还应当提交国务院授权部门或者省、
自治区、直辖市人民政府的批准文件。 第三十五条 变更登记事项涉及《企业法人营业执照》载明事项的，
公司登记机关应当换发营业执照。 【章名】 第六章 注销登记 第三十六条 有下列情形之一的，公司清算组织应当自公司清算结束
之日起30日内向原公司登记机关申请注销登记： (一)公司被依法宣告破产； (二)公司章程规定的营业期限届满或者公司章程规定的其他解散事由
出现； (三)股东会决议解散； (四)公司因合并、分立解散； (五)公司被依法责令关闭。 第三十七条 公司申请注销登记，应当提交下列文件： (一)公司清算组织负责人签署的注销登记申请书； (二)法院破产裁定、公司依照《公司法》作出的决议或者决定、行政
机关责令关闭的文件； (三)股东会或者有关机关确认的清算报告； (四)《企业法人营业执照》； (五)法律、行政法规规定应当提交的其他文件。 第三十八条 经公司登记机关核准注销登记，公司终止。 【章名】 第七章 分公司的登记 第三十九条 分公司是指公司在其住所以外设立的从事经营活动的机
构。分公司不具有企业法人资格。 第四十条 公司设立分公司的，应当向分公司所在地的市、县公司登
记机关申请登记；核准登记的，发给《营业执照》。 第四十一条 分公司的登记事项包括：名称、营业场所、负责人、经
营范围。 分公司的名称应当符合国家有关规定。 分公司的经营范围不得超出公司的经营范围。 第四十二条 公司设立分公司的，应当自决定作出之日起30日内向公
司登记机关申请登记；法律、行政法规规定必须报经有关部门审批的，应
当自批准之日起30日内向公司登记机关申请登记。 设立分公司，应当向公司登记机关提交下列文件： (一)公司法定代表人签署的设立分公司的登记申请书； (二)公司章程以及由公司的公司登记机关加盖印章的《企业法人营业
执照》复印件； (三)营业场所使用证明； (四)公司登记机关要求提交的其他文件。 第四十三条 分公司变更登记事项的，应当向公司登记机关申请变更
登记。 申请变更登记，应当提交公司法定代表人签署的变更登记申请书。因
公司名称变更而变更分公司名称的，应当提交公司的《企业法人营业执照
》复印件。变更经营范围涉及法律、行政法规规定必须报经审批的项目的
，应当提交有关部门的批准文件。变更营业场所的，应当提交新的营业场
所使用证明。 公司登记机关核准变更登记的，换发《营业执照》。 第四十四条 公司撤销分公司的，应当自撤销决定作出之日起30日内
向该分公司的公司登记机关申请注销登记。申请注销登记应当提交公司法
定代表人签署的注销登记申请书和分公司的《营业执照》。公司登记机关
核准注销登记后，应当收缴分公司的《营业执照》。 【章名】 第八章 登记程序 第四十五条 公司登记机关收到申请人提交的符合本条例规定的全部
文件后，发给《公司登记受理通知书》。 公司登记机关自发出《公司登记受理通知书》之日起30日内，作出核
准登记或者不予登记的决定。 公司登记机关核准登记的，应当自核准登记之日起15日内通知申请人
，发给、换发或者收缴《企业法人营业执照》或者《营业执照》。 公司登记机关不予登记的，应当自作出决定之日起15日内通知申请人
，发给《公司登记驳回通知书》。 第四十六条 公司办理设立登记、变更登记，应当按照规定向公司登
记机关缴纳登记费。 领取《企业法人营业执照》的，设立登记费按注册资本总额的1‰缴纳
；注册资本超过1000万元的，超过部分按0.5‰缴纳；注册资本超过1亿元
的，超过部分不再缴纳。 领取《营业执照》的，设立登记费为300元。 变更登记事项的，变更登记费为100元。 第四十七条 公司登记机关应当将核准登记的公司登记事项记载于公
司登记簿上，供社会公众查阅、复制。查阅、复制公司登记事项，应当按
照规定交纳查阅、复制费。 第四十八条 股份有限公司应当在其设立、变更、注销登记被核准后
的30日内发布设立、变更、注销登记公告，并应当自公告发布之日起30日
内将发布的公告报送公司登记机关备案。公司发布的设立、变更、注销登
记公告的内容应当与公司登记机关核准登记的内容一致；不一致的，公司
登记机关有权要求公司更正。 吊销《企业法人营业执照》和《营业执照》的公告由公司登记机关发
布。 【章名】 第九章 年度检验 第四十九条 每年1月1日至4月30日，公司登记机关对公司进行年度检
验。 第五十条 公司应当按照公司登记机关的要求，在规定的时间内接受
年度检验，并提交年度检验报告书、年度资产负债表和损益表、《企业法
人营业执照》副本。 设立分公司的公司在其提交的年度检验材料中，应当明确反映分公司
的有关情况，并提交分公司《营业执照》的复印件。 第五十一条 公司登记机关应当根据公司提交的年度检验材料，对与
公司登记事项有关的情况进行审查，以确认其继续经营的资格。 第五十二条 公司应当向公司登记机关缴纳年度检验费。年度检验费
为50元。 【章名】 第十章 证照和档案管理 第五十三条 《企业法人营业执照》、《营业执照》分为正本和副本
，正本和副本具有同等法律效力。 《企业法人营业执照》正本或者《营业执照》正本应当置于公司住所
或者分公司营业场所的醒目位置。 公司可以根据业务需要向公司登记机关申请核发营业执照若干副本。 第五十四条 任何单位和个人不得伪造、涂改、出租、出借、转让营
业执照。 营业执照遗失或者毁坏的，公司应当在公司登记机关指定的报刊上声
明作废，申请补领。 按照国家有关规定，公司向有关单位提交的营业执照复印件需要公司
登记机关加盖印章的，公司登记机关可以在复印件上加盖印章。 第五十五条 公司登记机关对需要认定的营业执照，可以临时扣留，
扣留期限不得超过10天。 第五十六条 借阅、抄录、携带、复制公司登记档案资料的，应当按
照规定的权限和程序办理。 任何单位和个人不得修改、涂抹、标注、损毁公司登记档案资料。 第五十七条 营业执照正本、副本样式以及公司登记的有关重要文书
格式或者表式，由国家工商行政管理局统一制定。 【章名】 第十一章 法律责任 第五十八条 办理公司登记时虚报注册资本，取得公司登记的，由公
司登记机关责令改正，处以虚报注册资本金额5%以上10%以下的罚款；情节
严重的，撤销公司登记，吊销营业执照。构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任
。 第五十九条 办理公司登记时提交虚假证明文件或者采取其他欺诈手
段，取得公司登记的，由公司登记机关责令改正，处以1万元以上10万元以
下的罚款；情节严重的，撤销公司登记，吊销营业执照。构成犯罪的，依
法追究刑事责任。 第六十条 公司的发起人、股东未交付货币、实物或者未转移财产权
，虚假出资的，由公司登记机关责令改正，处以虚假出资金额5%以上10%以
下的罚款。构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任。 第六十一条 公司的发起人、股东在公司成立后，抽逃出资的，由公
司登记机关责令改正，处以所抽逃出资金额5%以上10%以下的罚款。构成犯
罪的，依法追究刑事责任。 第六十二条 公司成立后无正当理由超过6个月未开业的，或者开业后
自行停业连续6个月以上的，由公司登记机关吊销营业执照。 第六十三条 公司变更登记事项，未按照规定办理有关变更登记的，
由公司登记机关责令限期办理；逾期未办理的，处以1万元以上10万元以下
的罚款。 第六十四条 公司在合并、分立、减少注册资本或者进行清算时，不
按照规定通告或者公告债权人的，由公司登记机关责令改正，处以1万元以
上10万元以下的罚款。 第六十五条 清算组织不按照规定向公司登记机关报送清算报告，或
者报送清算报告隐瞒重要事实或者有重大遗漏的，由公司登记机关责令改
正。 第六十六条 公司破产、解散清算结束后，不申请办理注销登记的，
由公司登记机关吊销营业执照。 第六十七条 股份有限公司设立、变更、注销登记后，不在规定期限
内发布公告或者发布的公告内容与公司登记机关核准登记的内容不一致的
，由公司登记机关责令改正；拒不改正的，处以1万元以上10万元以下的罚
款；情节严重的，吊销营业执照。 第六十八条 公司不按照规定接受年度检验的，由公司登记机关处以
1万元以上10万元以下的罚款，并限期接受年度检验；逾期仍不接受年度检
验的，吊销营业执照。年度检验中隐瞒真实情况、弄虚作假的，由公司登
记机关处以1万元以上5万元以下的罚款，并限期改正；情节严重的，吊销
营业执照。 第六十九条 伪造、涂改、出租、出借、转让营业执照的，由公司登
记机关处以1万元以上10万元以下的罚款；情节严重的，吊销营业执照。构
成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任。 第七十条 未将营业执照置于住所或者营业场所醒目位置的，由公司
登记机关责令改正；拒不改正的，处以1000元以上5000元以下的罚款。 第七十一条 公司超出核准登记的经营范围从事经营活动的，由公司
登记机关责令改正，并可处以1万元以上10万元以下的罚款；情节严重的，
吊销营业执照。 第七十二条 未依法登记为有限责任公司或者股份有限公司，而冒用
有限责任公司或者股份有限公司名义的，由公司登记机关责令改正或者予
以取缔，并可处以1万元以上10万元以下的罚款。构成犯罪的，依法追究刑
事责任。 第七十三条 公司登记机关对不符合规定条件的公司登记申请予以登
记，情节严重的，对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员依法给予行
政处分。上级公司登记机关强令下级公司登记机关对不符合规定条件的公
司登记申请予以登记，或者对违法登记进行包庇的，对直接负责的主管人
员和其他直接责任人员依法给予行政处分。构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责
任。 【章名】 第十二章 附 则 第七十四条 外国公司在中华人民共和国境内设立的分支机构的登记
，按照国务院的有关规定办理。 第七十五条 外商投资的有限责任公司的登记，适用本条例。有关外
商投资企业的法律、行政法规对其登记另有规定的，适用其规定。 第七十六条 本条例自1994年7月1日起施行。 【名称】 Regulations of the People's Republic of China on A
dministration ofRegistration of Companies 【题注】 (Promulgated on June 24, 1994) 【章名】 Whole documentRegulations of the People's Republic
of China on Administration ofRegistration of Companies(Promulga
ted on June 24, 1994) 【章名】 Chapter 1 General ProvisionsArticle 1 These Regulations are formulated in accordance with the Comp
any Law ofthe People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred t
o as the CompanyLaw) in order to affirm the qualifications of en
terprise legal persons ofcompanies and standardize the registrat
ion activities of companies.Article 2 The establishment, change and closing down of all limited li
abilitycompanies and all companies limited by shares (hereinafte
r referred to asthe company) shall conduct their company regist
ration in accordance withthese Regulations.Article 3 A company can only obtain the qualifications of an enterpris
e legalperson after having been approved to register by the comp
any registrationauthority as provided by law and having got a Bu
siness License ofEnterprise Legal Person. A company, where it is established after the date of coming
intoeffect of these Regulations, shall not engage in business ac
tivities inthe name of a company without being approved to regis
ter by the companyregistration authority.Article 4 The administration for industry and commerce is the companyr
egistration authority. The company registration authority at a lower level shall co
nductcompany registration under the leadership of the company re
gistrationauthority at a higher level. The company registration authority does its duty as provided
by law,and does not accept any illegal intervention.Article 5 The State Administration Bureau for Industry and Commerce is
responsible for company registration of the whole country. 【章名】 Chapter 2 Jurisdiction of RegistrationArticle 6 The State Administration Bureau for Industry and Commerce is
responsible for registrations of the following companies: (1) companies limited by shares which are approved to establ
ish by theauthorized department of the State Council; (2) companies with investment authorized by the State Counci
l; (3) limited liability companies in which the investment inst
itution(s) or department (s) authorized by the State Council is
the sole investoror are the joint investors; (4) limited liability companies with foreign investment; an
d (5) other companies that should be registered by the StateAd
ministration Bureau for Industry and Commerce in accordance with
theprovisions of law or of the State Council.Article 7 The administrations for industry and commerce at the level o
f aprovince, autonomous region or municipality directly under th
e CentralGovernment are responsible for the registration of the
following companiesin areas under their respective jurisdiction: (1) companies limited by shares which are approved to establ
ish by thepeople's governments of provinces, autonomous regions
or municipalitiesdirectly under the Central Government; (2) companies with investment authorized by the people's gov
ernmentsof provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities direc
tly under theCentral Government; (3) limited liability companies in which the investment inst
itution(s) or department (s) authorized by the State Council and
other investorsare the joint capital contributors; (4) limited liability companies in which the investment inst
itution(s) or department (s) authorized by the people's governme
nt of a province,autonomous region or municipality directly unde
r the Central Government isthe sole investor or are the joint in
vestors; and (5) companies of which the registration is entrusted by the
StateAdministration Bureau for Industry and Commerce.Article 8 The administration for industry and commerce at the level of
amunicipality or a county is responsible for registration of th
e companiesin the area under its respective jurisdiction other t
han those listed inArticle 6 and Article 7 of these Regulations,
and the concretejurisdiction of registration shall be provided
by the administration forindustry and commerce at the level of a
province, an autonomous region ora municipality directly under
the Central Government. 【章名】 Chapter 3 Registered ItemsArticle 9 The registered items of a company include: title, domicile,
legalrepresentative, registered capital, type of enterprise, bu
siness scope,term of operation, names or titles of shareholders
of a limited liabilitycompany or of promoters of a company limi
ted by shares.Article 10 A company's registered items shall be in conformity with pro
visions oflaw and administrative regulations. In case of unconfo
rmity, the companyregistration authority shall refuse to registe
r.Article 11 A company's name shall be in conformity with the relevant pr
ovisionsof the State. A company can only have one name. The comp
any's name whichhas been approved to register by the company reg
istration authority isprotected by law.Article 12 A company's domicile is the place where the company's admini
strativebody is located. A company can only have one domicile wh
ich has beenregistered by the company registration authority. Th
e company's domicileshould be within the jurisdiction area of th
e company registrationauthority.Article 13 Except that the law and administrative regulations otherwise
provide,the registered capital of a company should be expressed
in Renminbi (RMB). 【章名】 Chapter 4 Registration of EstablishmentArticle 14 The establishment of a company shall, upon application, be
subject topre-approval of its name. Where the establishment of a company must be submitted for e
xaminationand approval in accordance with law or administrative
regulations or thereare items in the company's business scope th
at must be submitted forexamination and approval in accordance w
ith law or administrativeregulations, pre-approval of the compan
y's name should be conducted beforesubmission for examination an
d approval, and the examination and approvalshall be submitted f
or in the name which has been approved by the companyregistratio
n authority.Article 15 In establishing a limited liability company, the name pre-a
pprovalshall be applied for with the company registration author
ity by therepresentative appointed by all the shareholders or by
the agent entrustedjointly by all the shareholders. In establis
hing a company limited byshares, the name pre-approval shall be
applied for with the companyregistration authority by the repres
entative appointed by all thepromoters or by the agent entrusted
jointly by all the promoters. To apply for name pre-approval, the following documents shal
l besubmitted: (1) application for name pre-approval signed by all the shar
eholdersof the limited liability company or by all the promoters
of the companylimited by shares; (2) legal person qualification certificates of the sharehold
ers or ofthe promoters or identity certificates of natural perso
ns; and (3) other documents required to be submitted by the companyr
egistration authority. The company registration authorities shall make a decision o
f approvalor refusal within 10 days from the date of receipt of
the documents listedin the above section. Where the company regi
stration authority decides toapprove, it shall issue a Notifica
tion of Company's Name Pre-Approval.Article 16 The period of retention of a company's name as pre-approved
is sixmonths. In the period of retention, the company's name as
pre-approvedshall not be used in business activities, nor shall
it be assigned.Article 17 In establishing a limited liability company, the registrati
on ofestablishment should be applied for with the company regist
rationauthority by the representative appointed by all the share
holders or bythe agent entrusted jointly by all the shareholders
. In establishing awholly state-owned company, the registration
of establishment should beapplied for by the state-authorized in
vestment institution or thestate-authorized department. Where th
e establishment of a limitedliability company must be submitted
for examination and approval inaccordance with any law or admini
strative regulations, the registration ofestablishment should be
applied for within 90 days from the date ofapproval. Where the
registration of establishment is applied for beyondthe time limi
t, the applicant should require the examination and approvalauth
ority to confirm the effect of the original approval documents,
orsubmit for a separate approval. To apply for establishing a limited liability company, the
followingdocuments should be submitted to the company registrati
on authority: (1) application for registration of establishment signed by
thechairman of the board of directors of the company; (2) certificate of appointed representative or jointly entru
sted agentby all the shareholders; (3) the company's articles of association; (4) investment verification certificates issued by a legally
authorized investment verification authority; (5) legal person qualification certificates of the sharehold
ers oridentity certificates of natural persons; (6) documents indicating the names and residence of the comp
any'sdirectors, supervisors and managers, and the certificates r
elating totheir appointments, elections or engagements; (7) documents of tenure of office and identity certificate o
f thecompany's legal representative; (8) the Notification of the Company's Name Pre-Approval; an
d (9) domicile certificate of the company. Where any law or administrative regulations require that the
establishment of a limited liability company be subject to exami
nation andapproval, the approval documents concerned shall also
be submitted.Article 18 To establish a company limited by shares, the board of direc
torsshall, within 30 days of the conclusion of the founding meet
ing, apply tothe company registration authority for registration
of establishment. To apply for establishing a company limited by shares, the f
ollowingdocuments should be submitted to the company registratio
n authority: (1) application for registration of establishment signed by
thechairman of the board of directors of the company; (2) approval documents issued by the departments authorized
by theState Council or the people's government of a province, au
tonomous regionor municipality directly under the Central Govern
ment; For a companylimited by shares which is established by the
offer method; the approvaldocuments issued by the securities ad
ministration authorities of the StateCouncil shall also be submi
tted; (3) minutes of the founding meeting; (4) the company's articles of association; (5) the auditors's report on financial matters relating to t
hepreparations for establishment of the company; (6) investment verification certificate issued by a legally
authorizedinvestment verification authority; (7) legal person qualification certificates of the promoters
oridentity certificates of natural persons; (8) documents indicating the names and residences of the com
pany'sdirectors, supervisors and managers, and the certificates
relating totheir appointments, elections or engagements; (9) documents of tenure of office and identity certificate o
f thecompany's legal representative; (10) the Notification of the Company's Name Pre-Approval; a
nd (11) domicile certificate of the company.Article 19 Where there are items in a company's business scope being ap
plied forregistration that should be submitted for examination a
nd approval inaccordance with any law or administrative regulati
ons, examination andapproval should be obtained from the relevan
t state departments beforeapplying for registration, and the app
roval documents should be submittedto the company registration a
uthority.Article 20 Where there exists content in the company's articles of asso
ciationwhich is contrary to any law or administrative regulation
s, the companyregistration authority has the power to require th
e company to makerelevant amendments.Article 21 The domicile certificate of a company refers to the document
which canprove that the company has the right to use its domici
le.Article 22 A company is founded after the registration of establishment
has beenapproved and a Business License of Enterprise Legal Per
son has been issuedby the company registration authority. Upon r
eceipt of the BusinessLicense of Enterprise Legal Person issued
by the company registrationauthority, the company can engrave se
als, open an account with a bank andapply for registration of pa
ying taxes. 【章名】 Chapter 5 Registration of ChangesArticle 23 To change some registered items, a company shall apply forre
gistration of modifications with the original company registrati
onauthority. Where the registration of change has not been approved, the
companyshall not presumptuously change any of the registered it
ems.Article 24 When applying for registration of changes, a company shall s
ubmit thefollowing documents to the company registration authori
ty: (1) an application for registration of change signed by the
company'slegal representative; (2) a change resolution or decision made in accordance with
theCompany Law; and (3) other documents required to be submitted by the companyr
egistration authority. Where a company's change of registered items relates to amen
ding thecompany's articles of association, the amended articles
of association orthe amendment of the articles of association sh
all be submitted.Article 25 A company which changes its name should apply for registrati
on ofchange within 30 days from the date of making the resolutio
n or decisionon change.Article 26 A company, where it changes its domicile, should apply forr
egistration of change before it moves to the new domicile and su
bmit thecertificate of using the new domicile. Where the changed domicile goes beyond the jurisdiction area
of thecompany registration authority, the company shall apply f
or registrationof change with the company registration authority
in the place to whichthe company will move before it moves to t
he new domicile. If the companyregistration authority in the pla
ce to which the company will move acceptsthe application, the or
iginal company registration authority shalltransfer the company
registration files to the company registrationauthority in the p
lace to which the company will move.Article 27 A company which changes its legal representative should appl
y forregistration of change within 30 days from the date of maki
ng theresolution or decision of modification.Article 28 A company which changes its registered capital shall submit
theinvestment verification certificate issued by a legally autho
rizedinvestment verification authority. A company which increases its registered capital shall apply
forregistration of change within 30 days from the date of payin
g in fullshare funds. A company limited by shares which increase
s its registeredcapital shall submit the approval documents from
the state-authorizeddepartment or the people's government of a
province, an autonomous regionor a municipality directly under t
he Central Government; and if thecompany increases its registere
d capital by the offer method, the approvaldocuments from the se
curities administration authorities of the StateCouncil shall al
so be submitted. A company which reduces its registered capital shall apply f
orregistration of change within 90 days from the date of making
theresolution or decision of reducing its registered capital, an
d shallsubmit the relevant certificates of the company's public
notices ofreducing registered capital carried in a newspaper at
least three timesand the company's illustration of paying debt o
r of debt assurance.Article 29 A company which changes its business scope shall apply forre
gistration of change within 30 days from the date of making ther
esolution or decision of change; Where the change of the busines
s scoperelates to the items which must be submitted for examinat
ion and approvalin accordance with law or administrative regulat
ions, the registration ofchange shall be applied for within 30
days from the date of approval fromthe relevant State department
.Article 30 A company which changes its form shall, in accordance with t
heestablishment requirements of the company form of the company
to which thecompany intends to change, apply for registration of
change with thecompany registration authority in the fixed time
limit and submit therelevant documents.Article 31 A limited liability company which changes its shareholders,
shouldapply for registration of change within 30 days from the d
ate of change,and should submit the legal person qualification c
ertificates of the newshareholders or the identity certificates
of natural persons. Where a shareholder of a limited liability company or a prom
oter of acompany limited by shares changes its name or title, th
e registration ofchange shall be applied for within 30 days from
the change of name ortitle.Article 32 Where the amendment of a company's articles of association d
oes notrelate to the registered items, the company shall submit
its amendedarticles of association or its amendment of articles
of association to theoriginal company registration authority for
record.Article 33 Where there is a change in the directors, supervisors or ma
nager of acompany, the company shall submit for record to the or
iginal companyregistration authority.Article 34 A company which survives a merger or division, where its reg
istereditems change, shall apply for registration of alternation
; A company whichis dissolute due to a merger or division shall
apply for cancellation ofregistration; A new company which is es
tablished due to a merger ordivision shall apply for registratio
n of establishment. A company which is merged or divided shall apply for registr
ationwithin 90 days from the date of making the resolution or de
cision ofmerger or division, and should submit the merger agreem
ent and resolutionor decision of merger of division, the certifi
cates of the company'spublic notices of the merger or division c
arried in a newspaper at leastthree times and the illustration o
f paying debt or of debt assurance.Where a company limited by sh
ares is merged or divided, the approvaldocuments from the state
-authorized department or from the people'sgovernment of a provi
nce, an autonomous region or a municipality directlyunder the Ce
ntral Government should also be submitted.Article 35 Where the change of registered items relates to the items re
corded onthe Business License of Enterprise legal person, the co
mpany registrationauthority shall issue a new business license. 【章名】 Chapter 6 Registration of CancellationArticle 36 In any of the following circumstances, the liquidation grou
p shall,within 30 days from the date of completing the liquidati
on of a company,apply for canceling the company's registration w
ith the original companyregistration authority: (1) the company is declared bankrupt as provided by law; (2) pursuant to the provisions of the company's articles ofa
ssociation, the term of operation of the company expires or one
of theother events which are grounds for dissolution occurs; (3) a resolution for dissolution is passed by the shareholde
rs'meeting; (4) dissolution is necessary due to a merger or division of
thecompany; and (5) the company is ordered to close down in accordance with
law;Article 37 When a company applies for canceling its registration, the f
ollowingdocuments shall be submitted: (1) an application for cancellation of registration signed b
y theperson in charge of the company's liquidation group; (2) an adjudication of bankruptcy made by court, resolution
ordecision made by the company in accordance with the Company L
aw ordocuments of ordering to close down issued by an administra
tive organ; (3) liquidation report confirmed by the shareholders' meetin
g or thecompetent authority; (4) the Business License of Enterprise Legal Person; and (5) other documents that shall be submitted as provided by l
aw oradministrative regulations.Article 38 A company terminates after having been approved to cancel th
eregistration by the company registration authority. 【章名】 Chapter 7 Registration of Branch of a CompanyArtic
le 39 A branch refers to the institution engaged in business activ
itieswhich is set up by a company in another domicile. No branch
of a companyhas the status of an enterprise legal person.Articl
e 40 A company which establishes a branch shall apply for registr
ation withthe company registration authority at the level of mun
icipality or countywhere the branch is located; If the branch is
approved to register, aBusiness License will be issued.Article
41 The registered items of a branch include: the name, location
ofbusiness premises, person in charge and business scope. The name of a branch shall be in conformity with the relevan
tprovisions of the state. The business scope of a branch shall not exceed that of the
company.Article 42 A company which establishes a branch shall, within 30 days f
rom thedate of making the decision, apply for registration with
the companyregistration authority; Where the establishment of a
branch must besubmitted to the relevant department for examinat
ion and approval asprovided by law or administrative regulations
, the registration shall,within 30 days from the date of approv
al, be applied for with the companyregistration authority. To set up a branch, the following documents shall be submitt
ed to thecompany registration authority: (1) an application for registration of establishment of the
branchsigned by the company's legal representative; (2) the company's articles of association and a duplicate co
py of theBusiness License of Enterprise Legal Person sealed with
the seal of thecompany registration authority of the company; (3) a certificate of use of the business premises; and (4) other documents required to be submitted by the companyr
egistration authority.Article 43 Where a branch changes its registered items, the registratio
n ofalternation shall be applied for with the company registrati
on authority. In applying for registration of alternation, the application
forregistration of change signed by the company's legal represe
ntative shallbe submitted. Where the name of a branch changes du
e to the change of thename of the company, a duplicate of the co
mpany's Business License ofEnterprise Legal Person shall be subm
itted. Where the changed businessscope relates to the items that
must be submitted for examination andapproval as provided by la
w or administrative regulations, the approvaldocuments from the
relevant department shall be submitted. Where a branchchanges it
s location of business premises, a certificate of use of the new
business premises shall be submitted. The company registration authority issues a new Business Lic
ense if itapproves the registration of change.Article 44 Where a company withdraws its branch, the cancellation of re
gistrationshall, within 30 days from the date of making the deci
sion of withdrawal,be applied for with the company registration
authority of the branch. Inapplying for cancellation of registra
tion, the application forcancellation of registration signed by
the company's legal representativeand the branch's Business Lic
ense shall be submitted. After havingapproved the cancellation o
f registration, the company registrationauthority shall withdraw
the branch's Business License. 【章名】 Chapter 8 Procedure of RegistrationArticle 45 After having received all the documents as submitted under t
heseRegulations, the company registration authority will issue t
o theapplicant a Notification of Acceptance of Company Registrat
ion. The company registration authority shall, within 30 days fro
m the dateof issuing the Notification of Acceptance of Company R
egistration, make adecision of approval or refusal to register. Where the company registration authority approves to registe
r, itshall, within 15 days from the date of approval to register
, notify theapplicant and issue, change or withdraw the Business
License of EnterpriseLegal Person or the Business License. Where the company registration authority refuses to register
, itshall, within 15 days from the date of making the decision,
notify theapplicant and issue a Notification of Refusal of Compa
ny Registration.Article 46 When a company conducts registration of establishment or alt
ernation,it shall pay registration fee to the company registrati
on authority inaccordance with the relevant provisions. When drawing a Business License of Enterprise Legal Person,
the fee ofestablishment registration shall be paid at one thousa
ndth of theregistered capital; Where the registered capital exce
eds RMB ten million,the fee for the exceeded part shall be paid
at point five thousandth ofit; Where the registered capital exce
eds RMB one hundred million, the feefor the exceeded part does n
ot need to be paid. When drawing a Business License, the fee of establishment re
gistrationis RMB 300. When changing the registered items, the fee of alternationre
gistration is RMB 100.Article 47 The company registration authority shall record the company'
sregistered items that have been approved to register on the com
panyregister for the public to look up or duplicate. In looking
up orduplicating the company's registered items, the fee of look
ing up or ofduplicating shall be paid according to the relevant
provisions.Article 48 A company limited by shares shall, within 30 days from the
date ofapproval of registration of its establishment, alternatio
n orcancellation, issue an announcement of registration of estab
lishment,alternation or cancellation, and shall, within 30 days
from the date ofissuing the announcement, submit the announcemen
t as issued to the companyregistration authority for record. The
content of the announcement ofregistration of establishment, a
lternation or cancellation issued by thecompany shall be in conf
ormity with that of registration approved by thecompany registra
tion authority; In case of non-conformity, the companyregistrati
on authority has the power to require the company to modify. The announcement of revoking the Business License of Enterpr
ise LegalPerson and the Business License is issued by the compan
y registrationauthority. 【章名】 Chapter 9 Annual ExaminationArticle 49 In every year from January 1 through April 30, the companyre
gistration authority conducts annual examination of companies.Ar
ticle 50 According to the requirements of the company registration au
thority, acompany shall accept the annual examination within the
fixed time, andsubmit an annual examination report, an annual b
alance sheet, a profit andloss statement and a copy of the Busin
ess License of Enterprise LegalPerson. In the documents of annual examination submitted by a compan
y whichhas set up a branch or branches, the relevant situations
of the branch(s)shall be clearly reflected, and a duplicate of
the branch's BusinessLicense shall be submitted.Article 51 The company registration authority shall, according to the d
ocumentsof annual examination submitted by a company, examine th
e situationsrelating to the company's registered items so as to
confirm itsqualification of continuous operation.Article 52 A company shall pay the annual examination fee to the compan
yregistration authority. And the annual examination fee is RMB 5
0 yuan. 【章名】 Chapter 10 Administration of Certificates, License
s and FilesArticle 53 The Business License of Enterprise Legal Person and the Busi
nessLicense as divided into originals and duplicates which have
the equallegal effect. The original of the Business License of Enterprise Legal Per
son or ofthe Business License should be laid up in an eye-catchi
ng place of thecompany's domicile or of the business premises of
the branch. The company may, according to the needs of operation, apply
to thecompany registration authority for duplicates of its busi
ness license.Article 54 No unit and individual shall forge, alter, let out, lend or
assignthe business license. If the Business License is lost or damaged, the company shal
l announceit invalid in the newspaper and periodical designated
by the companyregistration authority, and shall apply for an re
assurance. According to the relevant provisions of state, where the cop
y of theBusiness License submitted by the company to relevant un
it(s) needs to besealed by the company registration authority, i
t can seal on the saidcopy.Article 55 The company registration authority may temporarily distrain
thebusiness license which needs confirmation, and the time limi
t ofdistrainment shall not exceed 10 days.Article 56 Borrowing and reading, copying, carrying and duplicating the
documentsof company registration files shall be conducted in ac
cordance with thelimits of authority and procedure as prescribed
by law. No unit and individual shall revise, daub, mark or break dow
n thedocuments of company registration files.Article 57 The forms of the original and duplicate of the business lice
nse andthe forms and the tables of important official documents
concerningcompany registration are formulated unitarily by the S
tate AdministrationBureau for Industry and Commerce. 【章名】 Chapter 11 Legal LiabilitiesArticle 58 A company which, when registering, falsely reports its regi
steredcapital and has obtained registration of company shall be
ordered toremedy the situation and fined at least five per cent
and no more than tenper cent of the amount of the registered cap
ital falsely reported by thecompany registration authority. If t
he case is serious, the company'sregistration shall be canceled
and the business license withdrawn. If thecase constitutes a cri
minal offence, criminal responsibility shall beinvestigated in a
ccordance with the law.Article 59 A company which, when registering, presents false documents
oremploys other deceptions and has obtained registration of com
pany shall beordered to remedy the situation and fined at least
RMB 10,000 and no morethan RMB 100,000 by the company registrati
on authority. If the case isserious, the company's registration
shall be canceled and the businesslicense withdrawn. If the case
constitutes a criminal offence, criminalresponsibility shall be
investigated in accordance with the law.Article 60 A promoter or shareholder who does not pay cash or property
in kind ordoes not transfer property rights, so making a false c
apital contribution,shall be ordered to remedy his wrongs and fi
ned at least five per cent andno more than ten per cent of the c
apital which has been falselycontributed. If the case constitutes a criminal offence, criminal respons
ibilityshall be investigated in accordance with the law.Article
61 A promoter or shareholder who illicitly withdraws his capita
lcontribution after the establishment of the company shall be or
dered tocorrect his wrongs and fined at least five per cent and
no more than tenper cent of the capital contribution illicitly w
ithdrawn. If the caseconstitutes a criminal offence, criminal re
sponsibility shall beinvestigated in accordance with the law.Art
icle 62 A company which, without justification, fails to commence b
usinessmore than six months after establishment or ceases to do
business for morethan six consecutive months after commencing bu
siness, shall have itsbusiness license canceled by the company r
egistration authority.Article 63 When a company changes its registered items, but fails to ca
rry out achange of registration as required by the provisions, t
he companyregistration authority shall order it to register such
changes within atime limit; Failure by the company to do so wit
h in the time limit, itshall be subject to a fine of at least RM
B 10,000 and no more than RMB100,000.Article 64 In the event of a merger, division, reduction of registered
capital orliquidation, if the company does not send notice to or
publish publicnotices to its creditors in accordance with the r
elevant provisions, itshall be ordered to remedy the situation a
nd be subject to a fine of atleast RMB 10,000 and no more than R
MB 100,000 by the company registrationauthority.Article 65 If a liquidation group does not file a liquidation report wi
th thecompany registration authority in accordance with the rele
vant provisions,or the liquidation report conceals important fac
ts or contains significantomissions, the wrongs shall be ordered
to be remedied by the companyregistration authorities.Article 6
6 If a company does not apply for the cancellation of registra
tion afterthe liquidation of bankruptcy or dissolution has concl
uded, the businesslicense shall be revoked by the company regist
ration authority.Article 67 If a company limited by shares does not publish public notic
es withinthe fixed time limit after its establishment, change or
cancellation hasbeen registered, or the content of the public
notices as published is notin conformity with that of the regist
ration approved by the companyregistration authorities, the wron
gs shall be ordered to be remedied bythe company registration au
thorities. If the company refuses to remedy, itshall be subject
to a fine of at least RMB 10,000 and no more than RMB100,000. If
the case is serious, the company's business license shall berev
oked.Article 68 A company which does not accept annual examination in accord
ance withthe relevant provisions shall be fined at least RMB 100
,000 and no morethan RMB 10,000 and required to accept the annua
l examination within afixed time limit by the company registrati
on authority. If the companydoes not yet accept the annual exami
nation at the expiration of thespecified period, its business li
cense shall be revoked. A company whoconceals real situations an
d practices fraud shall be fined at least RMB10,000 and no more
than RMB 100,000 by the company registration authority,and shall
be ordered to remedy the wrongs within a fixed time limit. Ifth
e case is serious, the company's business license shall be revok
ed.Article 69 A company which forges, alters, lets out, lends or assigns i
tsbusiness license shall be fined at least RMB 10,000 and no mor
e than RMB100,000 by the company registration authority. If the
case is serious,the business license shall be revoked. If the ca
se constitutes a criminaloffence, criminal responsibility shall
be investigated in accordance withthe law.Article 70 A company which does not lay up its business license in aney
e-catching place of the company's domicile or of the business pr
emisesshall be ordered to remedy the situation by the company re
gistrationauthority. If the company refuses to remedy, it shall
be fined at leastRMB 100,000 and no more than RMB 5,000.Article
71 A company which is engaged in business activities beyond the
businessscope as approved to register shall be ordered to remed
y the wrongs by thecompany registration authority, and it may al
so be subject to a fine of atleast RMB 10,000 and no more than R
MB 100,000. If the case is serious, thecompany's business licens
e shall be revoked.Article 72 A company not lawfully registered as a limited liability com
pany or acompany limited by shares but falsely making use of the
title "limitedliability company" or "company limited by shares"
, shall be ordered toremedy the situations or outlawed by the co
mpany registration authority,and it may also be subject to a fin
e of at least RMB 10,000 and no morethan RMB 10,000. If the viol
ation constitutes a criminal offence, criminalresponsibility sha
ll be investigated in accordance with the law.Article 73 If the company registration authority registers a company wh
ich doesnot meet the registration requirements as provided, and
the case isserious, the personnel in charge of the matter who ha
ve directresponsibility and other personnel with direct responsi
bility shall besubject to administrative sanctions in accordance
with the law. If ahigher level company registration authority o
rders a lower level companyregistration authority to register a
company which does not meet theregistration requirements as prov
ided, or covers up an unlawfulregistration, the personnel in ch
arge of the matter who have directresponsibility and such other
persons with direct responsibility shall besubject to administra
tive sanctions in accordance with the law. If theviolation const
itutes a criminal offence, criminal responsibility shall beinves
tigated in accordance with the law. 【章名】 Chapter 12 Supplementary ArticlesArticle 74 The registration of a branch as subsidiary set up by a forei
gn companywithin the territory of the People's Republic of China
shall be conductedin accordance with the relevant provisions of
the State Council.Article 75 These Regulations apply to the registration of the limited l
iabilitycompany with foreign investment. Where the laws or admin
istrativeregulations on enterprises with foreign investment prov
ide otherwise, theprovisions of such laws or administrative regu
lations apply.Article 76 These Regulations come into effect as of July 1, 1994. | 
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